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Highly Cited Researchers

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The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Italy
Hans Peter Blossfeld
sociology
family
social stratification
education
statistical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,792
10,043
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Italy
Martin Kohli
sociology
welfare state
family
generations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,194
5,997
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Italy
Fabrizio Bernardi
Sociology
Inequality
Education
Family Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,780
3,383
0.499
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Italy
Arnout Van De Rijt
sociology
social networks
experiments
social influence
collective behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,066
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Italy
Leonidas Oikonomakis
social movements
Global South
revolutions
latin american politics
political ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
968
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Italy
Raffaele Grotti
sociology
socio-economic inequality
life-course
labor market
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
724
0.863
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Italy
Francesca Scrinzi
Gender
Migration/Ethnicity
Care Work
Populist Radical Right
Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,432
722
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Italy
Hilke Brockmann
Sociology
Social Inequality
Happiness
Big Data
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
673
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Italy
Alessandro Ferrara
Sociology
social stratification
migration
education
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
172
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Italy
Claudia Brunori
sociology
migrations
mental health
social inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Italy
Gaia Ghirardi
Social Stratification
Educational Inequalities
Sociogenomics
Early Childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,357
Italy
1,378
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hans Peter Blossfeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,792
10,043
0.240
sociology
family
social stratification
education
statistical methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,030
Italy
2,866
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martin Kohli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,194
5,997
0.221
sociology
welfare state
family
generations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,564
Italy
6,177
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fabrizio Bernardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,780
3,383
0.499
Sociology
Inequality
Education
Family Dynamics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,016
Italy
11,081
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arnout Van De Rijt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
2,066
0.668
sociology
social networks
experiments
social influence
collective behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,036
Italy
21,237
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leonidas Oikonomakis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
968
0.680
social movements
Global South
revolutions
latin american politics
political ethnography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,379
Italy
25,125
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raffaele Grotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
839
724
0.863
sociology
socio-economic inequality
life-course
labor market
quantitative methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,085
Italy
25,144
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francesca Scrinzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,432
722
0.504
Gender
Migration/Ethnicity
Care Work
Populist Radical Right
Religion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,665
Italy
25,976
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hilke Brockmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
673
0.336
Sociology
Social Inequality
Happiness
Big Data
Demography
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,202,854
Italy
42,978
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alessandro Ferrara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
172
0.994
Sociology
social stratification
migration
education
health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,739,132
Italy
54,596
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Claudia Brunori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
sociology
migrations
mental health
social inequalities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,974,847
Italy
57,925
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gaia Ghirardi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Social Stratification
Educational Inequalities
Sociogenomics
Early Childhood